OS X release Jamstix 4?

[Future_X]

Hi everybody,
is there any new info as to when we can expect the OS X release to happen?

[Ralph @ Rayzoon]

Still having issue with a 3rd party provider. Will update as soon as we can project a beta release date.

[bean_boy]

Really feeling left behind as a mac user.

Is the 3rd party content vital for the functionality, or could it be removed and the product launched without the delay?

[Azimuth (Archive)]

Unfortunately the "3rd party content" is the compiler for the mac version, as Ralph has previously stated. If there was any way that Ralph could have devised a work-around, he would have.

[bean_boy]

Thanks.

Are there not other compilers, or does that bring other insurmountable problems?

[Dewdman42]

I have just managed to get Jamstix4 demo working on OS X Sierra using Wine 3.0.1. I will test this some more and post something sharable when I get some time..

[Ralph @ Rayzoon]

I have just managed to get Jamstix4 demo working on OS X Sierra using Wine 3.0.1. I will test this some more and post something sharable when I get some time..

Wow, that I did not expect to see happen since JS4 uses a lot of Direct3D calls. Very impressed with Wine, again.

[Dewdman42]

well i didn't spend a lot of time on it yet. Frankly I'd rather just keep using JS3 native mac then mess around with wine, so its kind of just a curiosity thing. The 3d Drumkit does not display. But other stuff seems to work and I can hear sounds. I might be able to get the 3d drum kit working if I know what special stuff needs to be installed into the wine environment to support it.

[chesther_]

So is this officially dead?

[Azimuth (Archive)]

Not at all. Ralph just said the OSX private beta testing is about to begin finally. It is going to happen, Ralph has always been true to his word.